Sentences with phrase «work on chemotherapy»

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He refused morphine for his pain, and even kept working on his business, picking up his cell phone and laptop while receiving chemotherapy in the hospital, to check in with his staff.

Working with mouse models of cancer, they demonstrated how treatment with antibiotics on top of chemotherapy may be significantly superior to treatment with chemotherapy alone.

Dr Bernardo Tavora, lead author on the paper from the Barts Cancer Institute, said: «This work shows that sensitivity to cancer treatment is related to our own body mistakenly trying to shield the cancer from cell - killing effects caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

But when people use hand sanitizers and disinfect their work stations, transmission drops off sharply, they reported September 8 at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

The structure of these transporters is essential to the rational design of agents which control their function.30 - 32 In our current work we investigated the chemotherapy agent cisplatin since it the most used chemotherapy drug for a number of cancer types and the application would have an impact on several cancers.

This reassuring, optimistic guide helps people get a handle on treatment options and explains in plain English how chemotherapy and radiation therapy really work.

Focused on the treatment of cancers and blood disorders, as well as directing chemotherapy care, the hematologists and oncologists at Wake Forest Baptist Health work as part of a team of specialists to provide the best possible care in North Carolina.

Working with a group of 16 cancer survivors, all but one of who recently finished chemotherapy cancer treatment, the researchers focused on T cells, a type of immune cell that attacks a variety of infectious agents as well as cancer cells.

Ability to work on many types of cancer — even some that do not respond to chemotherapy or radiation

The work that garnered the honor, «An analysis of the risk and benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy among patients undergoing surgery for non-small cell lung cancer,» examined data from more than 134,000 patients in the National Cancer Database to assess the impact of neoadjuvant therapy on perioperative outcomes, as well as long - term survival.

Further, most cancer treatments are based on damaging cancer cells, so understanding why a chemotherapy works, and for which patients, should lead to more effective and less toxic treatments that will increase the cure rate and improve quality of life for cancer survivors.

That has worked out well for a Vietnam War veteran from Michigan who works in the automotive industry and smokes to deal with the pain caused by chemotherapy treatment for hepatitis... dating a woman he met on the dating website...

Fortunately, I work on a weekly basis at the largest cancer treatment facility in the country (between multiple facilities), the Veterinary Cancer Group, so I have the expert guidance of experienced veterinary oncologists (like Dr. Mary Davis) to support me through Cardiff's chemotherapy, and proficient technicians to administer his treatments.

Throughout this whole process, it is crucial to keep an eye on Taco's blood work, to see if he is having steroid or chemotherapy toxicity, and to monitor any other changes.

Tufts was working with a major pharmaceutical company to place dogs with bone cancer on an experimental oral drug after the usual course of chemotherapy.

I was put on a bunch of experimental chemotherapy treatment type of things and nothing was working, so in 1999, I had my amputation and I've been in remission ever since.

Typical work duties of an Oncology Nurse include administering chemotherapy, ensuring a supportive environment, informing patients on treatment options, providing emotional support, completing medical records, educating patient families, and updating their job knowledge.

I'm female and I am currently having telehealth chemotherapy for lymphoma on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait where I live and work.

Don't miss this compelling read by Dr Ruth Stewart, the new president of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, reflecting upon her career in rural and remote medicine, and also her insights as a patient, having telehealth chemotherapy for lymphoma on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait where she lives and works.